The Gender of Mona Lisa
Japanese manga series
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The Gender of Mona Lisa (Japanese: 性別「モナリザ」の君へ。, Hepburn: Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e), also known as Just Like Mona Lisa, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsumuji Yoshimura. It was serialized on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website from May 2018 to October 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shaft has been announced.
- NA:
- Comikey (digital)
- Square Enix
| The Gender of Mona Lisa | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 性別「モナリザ」の君へ。 (Seibetsu "Mona Lisa" no Kimi e) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming-of-age, romance[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tsumuji Yoshimura |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher |
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| Imprint | Gangan Comics Online |
| Magazine | Gangan Online |
| Original run | May 14, 2018 – October 3, 2022 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Studio | Shaft |
Plot
The story is set in a world where people do not have a biological sex until they are twelve years old, upon which they will begin male or female puberty depending on their preference. Hinase, an eighteen-year-old who remains genderless, receives confessions of love from both of their childhood friends: Shiori and Ritsu, a boy and a girl respectively.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Tsumuji Yoshimura, The Gender of Mona Lisa was serialized on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website from May 14, 2018, to October 3, 2022.[2][3] The series' chapters were compiled into ten tankōbon volumes from September 21, 2018, to December 12, 2022.[4][5]
The series is published in English by Comikey and Square Enix through their Manga UP! Global app.[6][7] During their Anime Expo 2023 panel, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they would begin publishing the series under the title Just Like Mona Lisa in July 2024.[8]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 21, 2018[4] | 978-4-7575-5848-9 | July 16, 2024[9] | 978-1-6460-9277-2 |
| 2 | February 22, 2019[10] | 978-4-7575-6013-0 | September 17, 2024[11] | 978-1-6460-9278-9 |
| 3 | August 9, 2019[12] | 978-4-7575-6238-7 | November 19, 2024[13] | 978-1-6460-9279-6 |
| 4 | February 12, 2020[14] | 978-4-7575-6504-3 | January 14, 2025[15] | 978-1-6460-9280-2 |
| 5 | August 11, 2020[16][17] | 978-4-7575-6782-5 978-4-7575-6783-2 (SE) | May 13, 2025[18] | 978-1-6460-9331-1 |
| 6 | March 12, 2021[19] | 978-4-7575-7156-3 | July 8, 2025[20] | 978-1-6460-9332-8 |
| 7 | October 12, 2021[21] | 978-4-7575-7529-5 | September 2, 2025[22] | 978-1-6460-9333-5 |
| 8 | April 12, 2022[23] | 978-4-7575-7882-1 | March 24, 2026[24] | 978-1-6460-9334-2 |
| 9 | December 12, 2022[25] | 978-4-7575-8308-5 | May 19, 2026[26] | 978-1-6460-9335-9 |
| 10 | December 12, 2022[5] | 978-4-7575-8309-2 | May 19, 2026[27] | 978-1-6460-9336-6 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 17, 2026. It will be produced by CyberAgent and animated by Shaft.[28]
Reception
The series was nominated for the sixth Next Manga Awards in the web category and was ranked 20th out of 50 nominees.[29]
See also
- I Was Exiled as a Villainess!, a web novel series whose manga adaptation is illustrated by Tsumuji Yoshimura